Melissa :: crowd sourcing, effectively split up a large job (or sometimes the cost of said job) between very many people ... "Many hands make .. etc ..". In this case, some thing like "there is someone on YOUR street who is operating a scam. As someone local, we would like you to ...".

Might require a dedicated Darknet for comms ..

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Sounds a bit technical that.

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Yeah, you're right about the call blocking - only works if you know the number. As for the tech stuff you mention, I'm out of my depth.

@Melissa: It might sound a like drastic solution, but have you considered changing your number? If you hassle your 'phone provider enough (mentioning a possible change of provider and You & Yours on Radio 4) they will probably do it cheaply. From a nuisance point of view, it's no worse than changing one's Email address and people do that all the time.

At the risk of exciting the Paranoid Penguin (sorry MP ) I would suggest the MaskMe Premium service maskme://index.html/# at $5/month. You get all their other services as well, such MaskMe for Email, etc. Depends what value one puts on not being hassled.

I don't think changing my no will do it as there are many other Mrs Hardwickes- I was told by the plod that there are are computers used by these crooks who computate numbers til they find a phone that rings.

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Personally I don't think this is a winnable battle .. whilst governments consider corporate interests more important than an individuals rights.

The ONLY way this will change is WHEN THE PEOPLE RISE UP AND START THE REVOLU........ Oh, for heavens sake mark get real, people are currently bothered more by loosing facebook for a couple of hours than the creeping erosion of their rights.

I despise corporates!!! I am with you that Revolution is long overdue- but Mark people are getting right fed up worldwide- look at all the Occupys, anti frackers.....if the world's population stood up the suits would have no chance.

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I don't think changing my [phone number] will do it as there are many other Mrs Hardwickes- I was told by the plod that there are are computers used by these crooks who computate numbers til they find a phone that rings.

Another trick that often works is to say to the telephone spammer "Just a moment, please", lay the handset down so as not to disconnect the call and go and make a cup of tea. They soon get fed up with waiting and in my experience don't bother again as they are wasting their time, not yours.

I don't think changing my [phone number] will do it as there are many other Mrs Hardwickes- I was told by the plod that there are are computers used by these crooks who computate numbers til they find a phone that rings.

Another trick that often works is to say to the telephone spammer "Just a moment, please", lay the handset down so as not to disconnect the call and go and make a cup of tea. They soon get fed up with waiting and in my experience don't bother again as they are wasting their time, not yours.

I was thinking of that or pretending to be mad and reciting a nonsene ryhme over and over til they put the phone down- after all they talk nonsense to me and won't answer my questions. Then there is my Grandad's old police whistle....

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Hi to all, if the company you are dealing with is based in any of the 27 EU member states then they must ask you if they can store your details. They must also state there privacy policy and it must comply with European Law.

No one can sell your details without your say so unless it is in the public domain.

The problems start in that we never check the small print for example if you give your details to one company you may have agreed to give them to 10 other companies in the same group.

Mark is right- we who the control freaks like to call "the consumer" have no rights over our "details." I am now getting my mobile called- a call came from an 0845 no and when I answered there was a recorded message from an "insurance company."

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